[Ellen]

FROG: I kind of understand that heartbreak. A couple we were close to, that we went on a mission trip with, lost their little boy to SIDS. Also, the pastor of our old church and his wife lost a daughter to SIDS ..on Christmas morning! Can you imagine? These are situations that just rock me. Give your dear tadpole a hug and kiss from Auntie Monet... I will be praying for the family...

I got all my evening chores done...and even cleaned up a bit in the kitchen. I got a lunch ready for me, James and got Tom's stuff done too. How productive of me! I think I will go knit and get ready for bed. I am feeling rather tired, and tomorrow is a busy day!

CINDY: I hope you are settling in at work, after the vacation. I don't blame you for waiting to weigh...I really ought to do every other week...

TALITHA: Shall we plan to meet a week from Friday? I had a blast... I laughed at Selah weighing in nekkid. Its funny the things they imitate that we do...its never the cleaning up stuff, you know? Its always something weird, embarrassing, or their diction becomes perfect repeating a wirty dord!

[GatorGal]

BOB--Yep, I'll pull for You Tea against Bama if you'd like. I don't mind pulling for the ole Vols. Does this mean that now that visor Man is gone, your opinion of the Gators is softening and you could actually root for them against another team, say UGA? I hope you guys win, especially after that sad day against the poodles in Neyland Stadium. I expect that in two weekends the Gators will have the same result that they did in Red Stick.

Frog--That's a very sad thing to happen. We have our children only on loan from God.

BOB--I would love to have sum of thim beans!! With that Uncle Wileys they are soooo good. I agree that pole beans are the best, but good ones without a ton of strings are hard to get.

Monet--Hope school goes well for you tomorrow. did you take any pictures when you met up with Talitha? Did you post any of them?

Hope everyone has a great evening.

[Ellen]

Good morning! I am wasting a bit of time, drinking my coffee. I need to hop in the shower and get ready for the day!!!

GATOR: No, we did not take any pictures. I forgot to take my camera, and my camera phone takes awful pictures, in my opinion. We have met up before, and will again, so we will try another time.

[Fillise]

oops, I guess this is my first time on the board this week. Where does the time go? It will also probably be the last, I'm headed to NC tomorrow. I'll be back on Tuesday. I may get to check in from there, but may not.

Frog--That is so terrible! I know you've been hugging the Tad extra tight over the past 24 hours. I can't even imagine. . .

Solly--Good to hear that you are doing well.

BOB--up-oh looks like you might be next on the hurricane target list--and I can't believe that Wilma bacame a Cat 5 lover night! I will be praying for you! Oh yes--I'll be pulling for your vols on Saturday too. Really, really hard!

Tech--Can you explain what happened to Wilma overnight?????? lad you are back from Cal safely. I'm sorry you didn't get to meet your MIL, but it sounds like she liked you, from all the "help" she seemed to be giving you and hubby!

Talitha--Wow sounds like you have been busy. I like a woman with a plan so good luck on growing your business!

Gator--Sweetie--I'm keeping you in my prayers too. I know you don't need Wilma either. I've never seen anything like the last couple of years. Geez.

Monet--Happy teaching today! Have you got them drawing yet? It looks like I'm going to be passing through Atlanta either Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning. I'd love to visit with you for a little while. I'd also like to meet Talitha if possible. Is there somewhere central(ish) where we could all meet for a cup of coffee? Harry's always works and I'm down to 2 bottles of agave.

I hope everyone else is having a good week!

Susan

[Solly]

Good morning Ladies

It is a brisk morning but supposed to warm up considerably later.

We got in 2 walks last night. The first about 20 minutes and I had to meet my DD to get a birthday gift. Then afterwards we walked for another 30 minutes.

Another legal day under my belt.

Thin, I'm always anxious for that first fire of the season. We have one almost every night after that.

Toni, hoping you are feeling better today.

Tech, hope your parents are safe from Wilma. Such a worry to have.

Gator, I haven't been journaling this week. Just trying to get back on track and exercising. But next week I'm back to journaling and weighing again. Have fun shopping for the wedding dress.

BOB, your menu doesn't sound like enough food. Just beans for lunch? Don't want you starving yourself.

Frog, prayers for your friend. That has to be so devestating. I don't now how you get through something like that.

Susan, have a safe and fun trip to NC.

Monet, have a great day teaching today. Hope the kiddos are good for you.

Have a great day.

[ThinWithin225]

Is anyone else unbelieveably tired this week Or is it just me? I suspect a lot of it has to do with the changing weather and the cool mornings. I could just stay in the bed, snuggled up for hours!
We have a couple of hectic weekends headed our way! This Friday night, my niece is celebrating her 20th birthday with a masquarade party. I am taking meatballs cooked in the crock pot, you know the ones made with jelly and BBQ sauce. EXCEPT I am using all fruit and low carb BBQ, so maybe it will not be too bad. Also, I'm taking a mexican dip with refried beans, black beans chees, salsa, etc. and some tortilla chips. I'm thinking I will take a bag of regular chips and some that are more legal or even "homemade". The dip sounds really cute, apparently you can pipe sour cream on the top to look like a spider web and decorate with spider rings or whatever.
Then on Saturday night my dh's aunt is having a weinie roast at her house and next Saturday we will celebrate Halloween early at MIL since it is really on a school night. So I should be "Halloweened" out by the day it actually gets here!

[Ellen]

I just got in from school. I was planning on running over to Hobby Lobby, but stopped at home to change my shoes and clothes. I find I just can't bring myself to leave now...so if I go, it will be later, or tomorrow.

School went great. The kids were especially good, except for the last class. They are the oldest ones, and just were all giggly today. They finally buckled down and did good work though. It just took some encouraging..which is what I get paid for!

Lunch was funny. They had spaghetti. It was rather meaty, so I got a small bowl, plus some salad, and ate my leftover steak and mustard greens too, along with a cup of NSA applesauce, a very small banana, and water. I passed on the cake beautifully displayed in the center of the teacher's table. I think I was the only one who did. A few of the kids wanted me to sit with them, but today I sat with the adults. I will probably sit with the kids next week. I really enjoy it, and they feel so special if a teacher will sit with them!

I laminated and put up a bunch of posters of famous art works. Matisse, Renoir, Kandinsky, O'Keefe... Now my room looks like an art room. I just hope the Spanish teacher doesn't mind! She has class in the room on Fridays.

I need to go chill. I am also trying to wear a pair of capris I wore all the time before my surgery. I still find they rub me wrong around the incision, and it is making me very annoyed that I have these pants I really like that I still can't wear a year later! So, I am going to tough it out for a little while and see if I can stand them.

THIN: I have been tired too! Monday I could barely stay awake! It was weird! Thankfully, I slept fairly well the last two nights, so its not as bad.

FILLISE: I would love to meet you Monday or Tuesday morning. If its Tuesday, the earlier the better, as I teach at 2, and need to be there at 1:30. Harry's works for me. I hope Talitha reads this, and responds...I can call and see if she can meet us. We might meet closer to her..the DeKalb Farmer's market is not too out of the way for her, or me (better on Monday though!) and would be just off the interstate for you... I am assuming you will have your cellphone with you? Shall I call and set it up?

[Ellen]

I am posting some pictures from Techwife...

I hope I get them in order. The one with three folks in it is from left to right, her hubby, Tech, and her brother in law. There is one of Tech and Mr. Tech, and one of the train they traveled in taken in Albuquerque, and one of the scenery in New Mexico, taken from the train.

[techwife]

Thank you, Monet!! You got the descriptions right. The train shot is on the platform at Albuquerque where we got out and bought some crafts from the Native Americans. The one of me, DH and BIL is in BIL's front yard in San Diego under his banana trees. I wish I could have banana trees in my yard, but they don't do too well near Canada The one of me and DH alone has the Hollywood sign behind us and we were about 3/4 of the way to the Griffith Observatory and the road was closed and I turned around and said, "Hey, its the Hollywood sign!!" So, my other BIL took the picture of us. We look like we were talking because we were trying to explain to Jim how to work the camera The landscape is of New Mexico outside of Albuquerque. I just thought it was so beautiful...I flat-out expected to see a cowboy sitting by a campfire at any minute.

Anyhow...those are some of my pictures. I wish I could figure out how to resize pictures on my Mac!

[techwife]

Oh...and I had a near spiritual experience today....WE HAVE A KOHL'S IN TOWN!!!


They had buy one get one free on all sweaters, so I bought four and a grey sweatshirt hoodie that was 50% off. I'm going back on Friday with my DD. It's just so exciting to have something other than Penney's and Walmart to shop at!! At long last...variety!!!

Okay...have to wash dishes.

Oh...and someone remind me tomorrow...I have to get to the post office and pay for my speeding ticket or there'll be a warrant out for my arrest!! I just looked at the calendar and forgot all about it and it's due tomorrow. At least I 'earned' the money back at the casino!!

[THE BIG ORANGE BABE]

ALL YOU BUSTIN BUDDYS!!


DANGIT ALREADY..... IF HURRICANES AREN'T ENOUGH...THE SNOW BIRDS ARE BACK.....EARLY!!

SOLLY....I think the UNCLE SAM'S is keeping me full! I've been eating luch a little later and then supper around 6p.m. All this to keep me from eating after supper. I've fixed Kate's supper already, but I'm not hungry yet. I did have two pieces of lean ham for lunch yesterday along with my beans, a tomato and the grapes...
I'm going to eat some kraut and weiners in just a bit with some more green beans.

GATOR... I think we got that last post of yours by MONET without her noticing your asking me to pull for the GATORS against UGA Don't know if I'm softening or not, but after the way UGA beat up on us...**** YES I'LL PULL FOR THE GATORS!!

MONET... Sounds like you are really enjoying school! None of my Teacher's ever ate lunch with us...Enjoy SUSAN and TALITHA...wish I could be there...I will one day...one day!!!

THIN...OH MY...YES!! This has been a long week already and it's only Wednesday!!

So sorry to hear about your Friend. It's hard to lose a Grownup, but when it's a little Baby...
What are you and Ms BABY doing tomorrow??? Do Y'all still have Dixie?

SUSAN... Have a good time and be careful...you know how BOB WORRIES when you're on the road!
Did you get my email about the "change?"

Hope I didn't miss anyone....








BOB

[Cindylcing]

Im am so sorry. For some reason I cannot keep up on the posts this week. Ive been working out extra hard the past three days trying to get off the extra weight I know I put on last week on vacation. I did get on the scales today and it was a 2.5 pound gain. I suspect it was worse than that. Just glad I didnt weigh sooner cause it would of just depressed me. I can handle a couple pounds.
Works been hectic trying to catch up and also prepare to start my new postion on Monday so wraping up things that are on my desk and preparing to hand over my old work to someone else.
Ive got 4 days in of exercise with 2 more to go. Darn..wait..actually its 5 so far cause I did go for a walk Saturday morning ( which is normally my day off) woo hoo Im doing better than I thought. I wish every week I could be so energetic.
I dont know if anyone remembers but I was having a problem with one of my fingers for the past 5 months or so and my family dr sent me to a orthopedic dr which I saw yesterday. He said it is tendonitist trigger finger. He shot me in the hand with cortisone and said we will see if that does the trick if not then he will have to go in there surgically and do something to the tendon ( lets hope this shot works) I go back in a month. Today it is extremely sore from the needle but I think it is moving better. So Im really hoping this is gonna work.
Well now its time for me to head off and prepare things for the morning.
I hope everyone is having a wonderful week. And hopefully I can get caught up soon .

[GatorGal]

BOB--Someone has got to pull against the mutts. Might as well be you after the lickin' (Ha ha, get it, licking--that's what dogs do, ha ha) the curs gave the Vols up there in Kville. Don't worry, I don't think Monet misses anything. With her artistic eye, she is very observant. And she's just letting us rant!

Monet, congratulations on your class and success.

Tech, I have a Mac and I think they do pictures so well that there are too many pixels or whatever for them to make it under the kb limit of this board. I have to send all my pix to Monet too. Sometimes if I email the picture to myself I can get it under the limit, but not often. Ask a techie friend if they can tell you how to resize them to get down to very low numbers.

Fillise--Hope you have a great time visiting with Monet and Talitha in Hotlanta (not so hot right now). Those are two really neat gals. I look forward to meeting you next year when the Gators play the Tigers in Auburn. I think it is next year. Can I park in your church parking lot again. That was the first time we ever got to see downtown Auburn--Toomers Corner, etc. Usually we have to park in timbuktu and had no idea what a cute town it was. We even spent some money there. And hope to see you in person, not just your pictures on the board!!!

Gotta go. My DH is already in bed. He brought home a cold from Chicago.

[Ellen]

BOB and GATOR: Of course I have seen your discourse on the Dawgs vs. the handbags. As Gator said, very little gets by me. I just don't see any reason to join in. If Georgia beats UF, great! If not, I am sure someone will delight in pointing it out to me. As for BOB pulling for Fla., perhaps it will work like her pulling for whoever is playing Auburn.

Dinner tonight was good, but I ate too much. We had beef vindaloo. (TALITHA, that vindaloo paste is really really good!) I also made brown basmati rice, and spinach with chana dal. I highly recommend chana dal. Its GI is like 6! Its like baby garbanzos,and lends itself well to spices. I like it with curry, and onions, with tomatoes and spinach. I have recipes if anyone wants to try it. Make sure when you get it, its not yellow split peas. Its also called Bengal Dal. I get a brand called something like Laxami, and its good. You have to wash it well, but it is very low GI and tasty!

Ok, I am falling asleep..I better get off here and go to bed. I went for a walk after dinner with James and I am now feeling particularly wiped out!

Sweet dreams!

[techwife]

Hurricane update:

Not only is Wilma expected to slap around the Southwestern Florida coast as a CAT 3, but one computer model is now suggesting that she'll hit the Cape Cod, Massachusetts area and the rest of New England as a CAT 2!!

After this hurricane, any named storms will start with the Greek Alphabet, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, etc. What a freaky year for the tropics!! I never thought they'd actually run out of names!

Okay...off to get Shelley on the bus!!

Kris